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George Morris love token (front)
National Museum of Australia
Canberra, Australia
George Morris, 19, was tried and convicted at the Middlesex Gaol Delivery on 17 September 1817 for stealing 18 shillings from the till of Sarah Coates, a haberdasher in Shuldam Street, on 27 August. He was sentenced to seven years’ transportation. He sailed for New South Wales on the Isabella in April 1818, arriving on 14 September 1818. He received his ticket of leave on 23 September 1824.
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- Title: George Morris love token (front)
- Date: 1817
- Reverse: Token engraved with a border of leaves around the bottom half and rope around the top. The image of two crossed hearts is at the top of four lines of text: GEORGE MORRIS A GIFT TO SUSAN MORRIS 1817
- Front: Token engraved with a rope border encircling the image of a man with arms outstretched, holding a hat in his left hand, with a small child next to him.
- External link: Convict love tokens
- Dimensions: Diameter: 35.0mm, thickness: 3.0mm.
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